Christmas Tree Cupcakes
Christmas Tree Cupcakes
Make a holiday forest of sparkling trees by frosting sugar cones and placing them on cupcakes.
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60 min
Prep Time
1 hr 20 min
Total Time
12
cupcakes Ingredients
Cupcakes
1 (15.25- to 16.5-ounce) package white cake mix
13 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, melted
1 cup mini real semi-sweet chocolate chips, if desired
Frosting
5 cups powdered sugar
12 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
5 to 6 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Half & Half
Green food color
Decorations
12 ice cream sugar cones
Small semi-sweet chocolate nonpareils, if desired
Large star-shaped decorator sprinkles
*Substitute 2 teaspoons vinegar or lemon juice and enough milk to equal 2/3 cup. Let stand 5 minutes. **Substitute your favorite color sanding sugar or sparkling decorator sugar.
How to make
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STEP 1
Heat oven to 350ºF. Place paper baking cups into 24 muffin pan cups; set aside.
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STEP 2
Combine all cupcake ingredients in bowl except chocolate chips; beat at medium speed until well mixed. Stir in mini chocolate chips, if desired.
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STEP 3
Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling 2/3 full. Bake 18-22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. (Set 12 cupcakes aside for another use.)
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STEP 4
Combine powdered sugar, 1/2 cup butter and vanilla in bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often and gradually adding corn syrup and enough half & half for desired spreading consistency. Divide frosting in half. Frost 12 cupcakes with white frosting.
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STEP 5
Tint remaining half of frosting with green food color, as desired; beat at medium speed until smooth. Place sanding sugar in wide shallow bowl.
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STEP 6
Frost ice cream cones by placing 2 fingers into cone; frost cone with green frosting. Immediately roll frosted cone in sanding sugar to coat; place in center of frosted cupcake. Place small chocolate nonpareils around trees, if desired. Place decorator star onto top of each cone. Cover with plastic food wrap until serving time.
530 Calories
17 Fat (g)
55 Cholesterol (mg)
280 Sodium (mg)
93 Carbohydrates (g)
0 Dietary Fiber
4 Protein (g)
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